refugee ban

Migrants, hoping to cross into Hungary, walk with babies on their backs along a railway track outside the village of Horgos in Serbia, toward the border it shares with Hungary, on Aug. 31, 2015.

Hungary will detain asylum-seekers in shipping containers

March 7, 2017Conflict

Hungarian prisoners are also building a second “smart fence” complete with night cameras and heat and movement sensors to keep migrants out.

People hugging in front of airport arrival and departure signs

Attorneys in Michigan’s Arab American communities have a short window to prepare for Trump’s immigration plan

January 29, 2017Justice

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